Elevation of Villanueva de la Serena, Spain
295m
above sea level · 968 ft
Villanueva de la Serena is a city of 25,773 people in Badajoz province, Extremadura, the 5th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 75th highest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 38.97° N · 5.80° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 58′ 27″ N · 5° 48′ 3″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 257,372 E · 4,317,637 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Villanueva de la Serena
- INE code 06153
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 25,773 people
- 153 km² municipality · 168 people/km²
Population
Villanueva de la Serena had 25,773 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 1.0% fewer than in 2015, when it had 26,021. The municipality covers 153 km², a density of 168 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 5th most populous of the 165 municipalities in Badajoz province, after Badajoz (150,209), home to 3.9% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Villanueva de la Serena sits 295 m (968 ft) above sea level. Of the 279 Spanish municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, the highest is Soria, at 1,056 m, and the lowest is Santa Pola, at 1 m. The average is 213 m, so Villanueva de la Serena is 82 m above it.
The provincial capital, Badajoz, is 102 km away in a straight line and 108 m lower than Villanueva de la Serena. Madrid is 242 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Mérida, 48 km away in a straight line and 75 m lower.
Of the 5 cities in Badajoz province with an elevation page, Villanueva de la Serena is the 2nd highest. The others are Almendralejo (335 m), Don Benito (277 m), Mérida (220 m), and Badajoz (187 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Badajoz province is Cerro de Tentudía, at 1,102 m (3,615 ft). It lies 112 km away in a straight line, 807 m above Villanueva de la Serena.
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Villanueva de la Serena.
What is the elevation of Villanueva de la Serena, Spain?
Villanueva de la Serena sits at 295 meters (968 feet) above sea level. That’s the ground height in the IGN’s MDT05 terrain model at the town’s reference point in the national gazetteer, because the published figure for this town didn’t match the terrain.
What are the coordinates of Villanueva de la Serena?
Latitude 38.97413 and longitude -5.80072 in decimal degrees (38° 58′ 27″ N · 5° 48′ 3″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 257,372 E and 4,317,637 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Villanueva de la Serena rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 75th highest of the 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people. The highest is Soria (1,056 m) and the lowest, Santa Pola (1 m).
Which is higher, Villanueva de la Serena or Badajoz?
Villanueva de la Serena. Villanueva de la Serena sits at 295 m and Badajoz at 187 m: a difference of 108 m, 102 km apart in a straight line.
How is elevation measured?
Elevation is the height of a point above mean sea level. Mapping agencies such as Spain’s IGN measure it on the ground with leveling and survey-grade GPS. Maps read it from an elevation model, a grid with the ground height at every point, so the model can differ by a few meters from the official figure, especially on sharp summits.
Sources
- IGN · MDT05 at the gazetteer point (NGMEP) The town’s reference point and its ground height in the terrain model, because the official figure for this town didn’t match the terrain. CC BY 4.0 license.
- MDT05 Digital Terrain Model (IGN) Ground height at this exact point, to check the figure. 5 m grid, CC BY 4.0 license.
- Municipal register (INE), January 1, 2025 Population: our own work with data from the INE website (www.ine.es). Area: IGN (CC BY 4.0).
- Terrain Tiles (AWS Open Data) Hillshading on the map, from public data by USGS, NASA, Copernicus and others.
- OpenStreetMap and OpenFreeMap The base map, with OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
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